The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services has released the second part of draft guidance for the Medicare Prescription Payment Plan that outlines requirements for Medicare Part D plan sponsors for the program’s first year, in 2025. These include outreach and education requirements, pharmacy processes and operational considerations, according to CMS.
Bon Secours Mercy Health has partnered with Compassus on the management of home health and hospice operations. Bon Secours and Compassus have signed an agreement to form a 50/50 joint venture under which Compassus will manage operations for 10 home health agencies and 11 hospice operations spanning five states.
Preventing malnutrition in older people is an important part of maintaining good health, and in Sweden, they’re taking that seriously, digitizing nutrition registration in an effort to prolong good health among the elderly in that country.
Beyond Lucid Technologies CEO Jonathon Feit says artificial intelligence can provide heads-up awareness in connecting EMS personnel with their ecosystems of care.
Post-acute care has emerged as a focus due to the aging baby boomer generation, but technology and interoperability for these facilities lags behind that of hospitals.
America’s rural health safety net is feeling pressured, with half of all rural hospitals in the U.S. now in the red. And according to new research from Chartis, high enrollment of rural residents in Medicare Advantage plans could make the situation worse.
Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Louisiana has again delayed its merger with Elevance Health. Blue Cross said Wednesday it is withdrawing its filing with the Louisiana Department of Insurance. It is also canceling the policyholder proxy and vote process, including the special policyholder meeting that was scheduled for February 21. Last year, Blue Cross […]
Embedding pharmacists as part of the healthcare team at University of Michigan primary care clinics and community retail pharmacies has proven so effective in controlling blood pressure that the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention is now replicating the model of care and expanding it to the southeastern U.S.
AI is used in navigation systems for surgeries, for implementing data sets and for helping athletes self-direct in recovery, says Florida Atlantic University Charles E. Schmidt College of Medicine’s Dr. Manish Gupta and Harshal Sanghavi.
Montgomery, Alabama-based Baptist Health is suing major insurer Humana over alleged Medicare Advantage underpayments for outpatient drugs purchased through the 340B program. The hospital claims that reimbursements for the drugs were determined by a payment model that is no longer valid, and that the mounting underpayments amount to a “windfall” for the insurer.